Two Nova Scotians named to Canada's cycling team

Musquodoboit Harbour’s Mackenzie Myatt and Andrew L’Esperance of Halifax have been named to Cycling Canada’s team that will compete at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, which begin next week at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que.

Seventy-one riders were officially named to the team on Monday. Myatt will ride in the under-23 women cross-country while L’Esperance will be featured in the elite men cross-country at the Aug. 28-Sept. 1 world championships.

Myatt and L’Esperance each competed at last weekend’s Canada Cup race in Kentville.